i mentioned the national interest clauses in the statement on europe on monday. i think those can only be triggered if the our emergency conditions but i look carefully at what he said. >> a month ago the prime minister told the house that universal credit is in place work incentives for people at all levels of income. why then does the department now say that universal credit will mean that working women will consider getting off work? >> that's not the case at all. universal credit means because we are bringing different benefits together, what it means is that people will always be better off in work and people always be better off working extra hours. that is what we are doing. they had 13 years to sort out this poverty crap and completely failed. >> mark spencer. >> thank you my constituents is currently stuck in cuba despite having a british passport. i wonder if the prime minister could encourage the cuban authority to look with compassion and speed to try to get you'll be back home for christmas with his family? >> i quite understand why my honorable frie